Systems, Methods and Devices for Generating Alternate Itineraries

Abstract

Systems, methods and devices for generating one or more alternate itineraries for an entity for accommodation upon one or more disruptions of one or more predetermined itineraries for the entity for accommodation, each of the predetermined and alternate itineraries consisting of one or more segments, wherein the one or more segments of the predetermined itinerary are affected by the one or more disruptions and none of the one or more segments of the alternative itineraries are affected by the one or more disruptions, the system comprising a data storage component, configured to store information relating to segments and disruptions; and a data services component configured to (a) receive information relating to disruptions and segments; (b) communicate the information from (a) to the data storage component for storage of same; (c) determine whether predetermined itineraries will be affected by disruptions and, if so, generate alternative itineraries.

The subject matter, over which an exclusive property right or legal interest is claimed, is: 
     
         1 . A system for generating one or more alternate itineraries for an entity for accommodation, the system comprising:
 a) a data storage component configured to store information, said information relating to: one or more segments, one or more disruptions, one or more accommodation requirements, one or more predetermined itineraries, said one or more alternate itineraries, or any combination thereof; and   b) a data services component in operative communication with said data storage component, said data services component configured to receive or transmit said information and process said information to generate said one or more alternate itineraries if the one or more disruptions affect the one or more segments of the one or more predetermined itineraries.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data services component assesses and identifies the one or more segments that the one or more disruptions affect. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more disruptions comprise: unavailability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increase in risk of unavailability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, a reduced desirability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of the reduced desirability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, a reduced availability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of unavailability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased desirability of the one or more segments that is not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of the increased desirability of the one or more segments not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased availability of the one or more accommodation requirements not in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, or an increased probability of availability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more accommodation requirements for the entity for accommodation are obtained by prediction, the prediction is based on: the one or more accommodation requirements of other entities for accommodation that share similar itineraries, data associated with a user associated with the entity for accommodation, the one or more segments, one or more social connections, one or more users, one or more origins, one or more connections, or one or more destinations, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data services component is further configured to: continuously assess and identify the one or more segments that the one or more disruptions affect, continuously generate the one or more alternate itineraries, continuously predict the one or more accommodation requirements, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a data access component in operative communication with the system, the data access component configured to facilitate access to one or both of the data storage component and the data services component. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data services component is further configured to access a booking resource to book all of the one or more segments of the one or more alternate itineraries. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the data services component is further configured to ensure that each of the one or more segments achieves an associated predetermined accommodation requirement. 
     
     
         9 . A method of generating one or more alternate itineraries for an entity for accommodation, the method comprising the steps of:
 a) receiving information, said information relating to: one or more segments, one or more disruptions, one or more accommodation requirements, one or more predetermined itineraries, said one or more alternate itineraries, or any combination thereof;   b) storing said information in a data storage component; and   c) generating said one or more alternate itineraries if the one or more disruptions affect the one or more segments of the one or more predetermined itineraries.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises the step of transmitting said information. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the step of generating the one or more alternate itineraries is triggered after assessing and identifying the one or more segments that the one or more disruptions affect. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more disruptions comprise: unavailability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of unavailability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, a reduced desirability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of the reduced desirability of the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, a reduced availability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of unavailability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased desirability of the one or more segments that are not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased probability of the increased desirability of the one or more segments not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, an increased availability of the one or more accommodation requirements not in the one or more segments in the one or more predetermined itineraries, or an increased probability of availability of the one or more accommodation requirements in the one or more segments not in the one or more predetermined itineraries, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more accommodation requirements for the entity for accommodation are obtained by prediction, the prediction is based on: the one or more accommodation requirements of other entities for accommodation that share any similar itineraries, data associated with a user associated with the entity for accommodation, the one or more segments, one or more social connections, one or more users, one or more origins, one or more connections, or one or more destinations, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises the steps of: continuously assessing and identifying the one or more segments that the one or more disruptions affect, continuously generating the one or more alternate itineraries, continuously predicting the one or more accommodation requirements, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises the step of accessing a booking resource to book the one or more segments of the alternate itineraries. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises the step of ensuring that each of the one or more segments achieves an associated predetermined accommodation requirement. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein said information further comprises a fee information, said fee information is associated with a user and said fee information comprises: a fee associated with generating the one or more alternate itineraries, a fee associated with booking the one or more alternate itineraries, a fee associated with accessing a data services component, a fee associated with accessing a data storage component, or a fee associated with accessing a data access component, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         18 . A computer program product for generating one or more alternate itineraries for an entity for accommodation, the computer program product comprising code which, when loaded into memory and executed on one or more processors, is adapted to perform the steps of:
 a) receiving information, said information relating to: one or more segments, one or more disruptions, one or more accommodation requirements, one or more predetermined itineraries, said one or more alternate itineraries, or any combination thereof;   b) storing said information in a data storage component; and   c) generating said one or more alternate itineraries if the one or more disruptions affect the one or more segments of the one or more predetermined itineraries.   
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 18 , wherein the computer program product is further adapted to perform the step of transmitting the information. 
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 18 , wherein the computer program product is further adapted to perform the steps of: continuously assessing and identifying the one or more segments that the one or more disruptions affect, continuously generating the one or more alternate itineraries, continuously predicting the one or more accommodation requirements, or any combination thereof.